MHemperly Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 I think we need a new topic/forum dedicated to Remote control airplanes... i know there are mooney space members that fly R/C Quote
RocketAviator Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 I would second that but not sure how many Mooney pilots fly RC. Today at the hobby shop a guy said I thought you flew a real plane.....not toy planes Tell that to a scale model builder who has a 100 plus hrs building a scale model! I raced RC SWAR for a few years, absolutely loved it. Now to get ol Byron to teach me the full scale SWAR, hope to enter my Rocket in my first SWAR this year! 1 Quote
Hank Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 Me, too. Started with rubber power, then U-control with Cox .049s and then RC. After getting my PPL a d Mooney, I lost interest for a while, but it's coming back. Still have my AMA membership (L520). I'm encouraged to see models of current GA aircraft, too. Maybe we can convince someone to release a Mooney kit with options for short, medium and long body models! :-) 1 Quote
carusoam Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 Me three... RC field was down the street. Walking distance. Planes flew over the parent's house. My outdated equipment is probably still in my old bedroom. Best regards, -a- Quote
MHemperly Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Posted February 7, 2014 Awesome! I knew I'd strike a nerve! Haha, I started flying u-control and then had a glider with a .049 power pod and then moved on to r/c. I still have all my stuff and even a couple airplanes. But since I got my ppl it's been on the back burner. I even flew jets for a while. I had a bvm bandit and a bobcat. Flying r/c turbines is amazing! Quote
MHemperly Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Posted February 7, 2014 I've had a few electric ducted fans (EDFs), but no real turbines. That would be really neat to try. I started off with the crappy plastic Cox .049 control line stuff, but it really started for me with a RC Carl Goldberg Gentle Lady kit with an .049 power pod and later an O.S. Max .10 on the nose back in the mid '80s. Eagles, Super Sportsters, and a bunch of powered 2M gliders. I can't remember them all. Even some scratch built stuff. Lithium battery technology seems to have really revolutionized the industry, though, over the past few years. That and the Chinese have run the Japanese out of the market. Or at least they seem to have. Prices have come way down as a result, especially on the ARF and RTF stuff. Modern radios are better and servos are smaller, lighter, and less expensive. It's a great hobby, and I really believe that learning to fly RC can really accelerate the process of getting your PPL. They all fly through the same air, after all. Good thread. Thanks for the memories. Jim There really isn't anything like the whole experience of flying an r/c turbine. The sounds and smells are awesome! And when your at a jet meet and they set up a speed trap over the run way and you do a low pass pushing every bit of 250 mph! Jim it sounds like you and I got started in the same exact way. My glider with the powered pod was a wonderer. I also had a glider called a ninja that I would slope soar with that seemed to be just as fast as my jet. It's amazing how fast a slope soarer can go. Look up worlds fastest r/c plane on YouTube. I think they clocked it at upwards of 400 mph.. Amazing Totally agree on the battery powered stuff... It's all you see at the fields these days... It crazy that the cost of fuel has even effected the r/c world... Check out www.precisionaerobatics.com they have some sweet airplanes and all kinds of videos to watch. If anyone ever has the itch to buy a turbine let me know. The guy the owns JetCat USA is a very good friend of mine and was my mentor when I was flying r/c jets. I just flew up to Paso Robles to see him the beginning of January. The JetCat service center is right by KPRB. As for the memories... No problem, but really thank RocketAviator. He got my gears turning upstairs! Ha Quote
jetdriven Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 I would second that but not sure how many Mooney pilots fly RC. Today at the hobby shop a guy said I thought you flew a real plane.....not toy planes Tell that to a scale model builder who has a 100 plus hrs building a scale model! I raced RC SWAR for a few years, absolutely loved it. Now to get ol Byron to teach me the full scale SWAR, hope to enter my Rocket in my first SWAR this year! I will. And we will take down the entire fleet except a couple highly modified Glasairs which show occasionally. Not bad considering you have a 4-seat certified production plane built in 1980. They will never know what hit them. It feels pretty good to do that. Almost as good as seeing your old lady wipe out half of the RV crowd in a stock 1977 M20J that was crashed once and has 5,000 hours on it . I told her to wear high heels and pearls for effect, but she wouldn't listen. But she is a shark though. That's dog whistle for "efficient killing machine". 2 Quote
jetdriven Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 I've had a few electric ducted fans (EDFs), but no real turbines. That would be really neat to try. I started off with the crappy plastic Cox .049 control line stuff, but it really started for me with a RC Carl Goldberg Gentle Lady kit with an .049 power pod and later an O.S. Max .10 on the nose back in the mid '80s. Eagles, Super Sportsters, and a bunch of powered 2M gliders. I can't remember them all. Even some scratch built stuff. Lithium battery technology seems to have really revolutionized the industry, though, over the past few years. That and the Chinese have run the Japanese out of the market. Or at least they seem to have. Prices have come way down as a result, especially on the ARF and RTF stuff. Modern radios are better and servos are smaller, lighter, and less expensive. It's a great hobby, and I really believe that learning to fly RC can really accelerate the process of getting your PPL. They all fly through the same air, after all. Good thread. Thanks for the memories. Jim I built me a gentle lady in 1989 but I never could afford a motor to fly it. Quote
mulro767 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 Using my newly obtained SES certificate! 1 Quote
RocketAviator Posted February 7, 2014 Report Posted February 7, 2014 Using my newly obtained SES certificate! image.jpg Looks like great fun... I bet you need to swap out those floats for skis or skates this time of the year on that lake if it is in MN! 1 Quote
mulro767 Posted February 8, 2014 Report Posted February 8, 2014 This was my entry level Cub from Hobby Zone. Â I originally bought it with skis but they are very hard to keep level and in control. Â But the tundra wheels work great on snow! Â The pontoons are easy to fly and land but you need a lot of power to get airborne. Â Â Hopefully Jerry Chen (the RC enthusiast) will build a Mooney RC for us. Â I know it's very low on his priority list however. Quote
Cody Stallings Posted February 8, 2014 Report Posted February 8, 2014 While I don't have any stories of Control line planes or Cox .049 engines, I Started with a 4 channel Futaba an a OS engine. That Radio an engine made its home in 6 Trainers, where it lived for a short period of time before it was time to move to the next trainer. I have been into the models for 11 yrs now, an have loved every second of it. I like many sorta pulled back when the Cessna 150 came along that I could ride in showed up, but now I'm back at it. I'm into the Gas powered models now, do to ease of operation. An yes 100LL is in the fuel tanks... 1 Quote
MHemperly Posted February 8, 2014 Author Report Posted February 8, 2014 This is the only picture I could find of one of my jets. It was at a jet meet in Lubbock Texas when I was in 10th grade. 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.